Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-09

Gus. Try it.
II. B. Waldby visited friends in Chi
cago, over Sunday.
Second hand school books wanted mt
Miller's Drug Store.
Conductor Il. II. Wild was in town
Monday on business.
Sheriff Petit was in Edmore last
Friday, investigating.
Mrs. JAS. a. Stuttz left the first of
the week for an eastern trip.
Dick Harrison, of the Wright House.
is spending the week at Pontiac.
l.. J. Meyer is moving his family in
the rooms over Kelso Bros. store.
The finest lines of top rings in the
county may be seen at Pequegnat &
sons Alma.
Fine new assortment Of ladies and
gents Gold Watches and Jewelry of all
kinds at Porters.
Hiram L. Belcher, Carson City, is a
soldier of the Mexican war and was
peusioned by the department last week.
The Alma postoflce will not be a
fourth grade postofIice after October l,
having been changed to n Presidential
Office.
John Harris has returned from the
insane asylum at Traverse City, where
he has been confined the past six
months.
A. w Wright has purchased the
Adams house and lot now occupied by
Rey. J. Van Antwerp: for Sanitarium
purposes.
Prof B. :. Wealstead and wife re
turned Thursday from two weeks
visit at Alconac mG report a very
pleasant time.
l. II Adams and wife, of Vermont.
who have been spending the summer
With their sons Adams Bros returned
home Tuesday.
let the smokers know that the NJ
B. cigar is a substitute of the silver
light. You can obtain the two brands
at all dealers. NJ. BLooMBERG.
Frank Ellcott and brother " i'll took
The T., \. \. 100 a. IN. train. Thurs
day, for Toronto. Ont, called there by
telegram announcing the death of their
father.
T. ID. Adams has purchased the house
and lot lately occupied by Mrs. Smith
as 4 boarding house on Woodwork St,
and expects to move his family therein
by October /.
Q. II. Chew, brake man on the T. 4
4. A, was fatally injured by an over
headmidge at Howell, Tuesday even
ing. "CO-incidence" W. B. Chew, of
Mansfield Ohio, the father ~ the
above young man was fatally assaulted
by burglars Tuesday evening.
The Alma RECORD is in error i'm
stating that Il. II. Sawyer is "A member
.of the county board Of school exami-
ners. The Jouuud does not pretend to
say what relation Mr.. Sawyer bears to
the school ma ms, but whatever ii may
be. we are certain it Is not Of an official
nature Ithaca Journal
r. +. Carroll, section foreman for the
T., ~ y. y. at this place has been ap-
pointed foreman of construction of
the r., & \. A. railroad, taking effect
Sept. 6. Mr.. Carroll is one Of the best
railroad construction men in the coun-
try and the appointment is well de-
served and of itself is evidence Of the
fact that the r., Il a. y. is TO he one of
the best constructed lines in Michigan.
When the village of Ashley voted
s. 600 for water works shortly after it
was incorporated, it was not known to
everybody that, instead of being applied
to that purpose, the money was TO be
devoted to securing the Muskegon
branch of the T., \. \. ~ y. NJ. Rail
road. An injunction has been issued
restraining the village from collecting
taxes TO pay the interest on the bonds.
and the validity of the whole action is
to be ventilated and decided by the
courts.
The Congregational Aid Society met
with Mrs. Allis, on the eth of August
living p miles west and one mile south
of Alma. Some twenty members
availed themselves with rigs and pro-
ceeded to take our country sister by
storm After reaching our destination
and our horses were cared for, we
found "a number Of ladies already ahead
of us, neighbors of our hostess, who
had been invited to meet with us. 4
very pleasant time was had 10y all pres
ent. Some of the members adorned
themselves of bouquets from the garden
and corn field; when all at once we were
called to lunch, which consisted of
mush and milk We gave up our aes-